VINTAGE CARPETS AND KILIMS

A Dealer's Choice selection of vintage Turkish kilims and carpets, as well as textiles, trims, and other treasures sourced from Turkey.

In 2006, I moved to Istanbul to work as an assistant to photographer, self-taught ethnographer, and antique textile collector Josephine Powell. Josephine instilled in me an appreciation of and an endless curiosity about traditional textiles and the people who made them. A self-declared rugophile and textile nerd, I have more rugs than floors and can't stop falling in love with more. Now based in New York, I am pleased to keep active in the rug trade by partnering with long-time friends in Turkey, expert textile and rug collectors and dealers, to bring these gorgeous, usable, rugs to a wider audience.

We are happy to work with interior designers to find the best piece. Our collection is as vast and our passion and knowledge of textiles deep. Please email for more information: info@clarelouisefrost.com

NEW LISTING / Vintage Sivas Carpet / 7'5"x11'6"/ 227x351cm

NEW LISTING / Vintage Sivas Carpet / 7'5"x11'6"/ 227x351cm

1,800.00

Fantastic Sivas carpet with a rich red ground with lovely abrash (the variations in hand-dyed wool) visual texture. The warm red ground is balanced by the creamy wool white and tan of the diagonals and borders. Although this is a medallion type carpet, unlike classic Persian carpets, this very Anatolian carpet has oversize, simplified florals in the diagonals and border, with plenty of breathing space around them. Minimalist and medallion designs in a unique balance.